Clean-up crew preps Winklespruit Beach ahead of lifesaving champs
The clean-up took place as part of the preparation for the upcoming KZN Championships held at Winkle Main Beach this weekend.
CLEAN Surf Project (CSP) kicked off 2018 with a clean-up of Winklespruit Beach last Saturday, 13 January.
“The main focus of last week’s clean-up was to get the beach ready for the upcoming KZN Lifesaving Champs which take place at Winklespruit Beach this weekend,” said CSP’s Denzil van der Westhuizen.
The lifesaving champs include activities such as flags, beach sprints and relays. For this reason it is vital the sand is as clean as possible. A lot of fine rubbish had accumulated over the festive season and CSP’s helping hands ensured this was removed.
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The team raked and sieved the sand, and put great effort into cleaning up the small river which runs into the sea along the Winkle strip.
“It was shocking to see the amount of plastic bottles, glass alcohol bottles and polystyrene cups which were collected,” agreed organisers.
After a hot summer’s morning, the Winklespruit River appeared to be the cleanest it had been in a long time.
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Denzil, Cruz and Mark Barber combined their efforts to erect a wall of driftwood to prohibit beachgoers from cutting across the area where dunes and their vegetation should be left unhindered.
Clean Surf Project, Sapphire Coast Tourism and all their helping hands thank Winklespruit Lifesaving Club for making the rescue craft available, which enabled the team to enter the river.
The next clean-up date is to be confirmed. Follow Clean Surf Project on Facebook or contact Denzil van der Westhuizen on 082-802-3353 for further information about upcoming clean-ups.
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